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NEW YORK - Go figure: David Kirsch, personal trainer to the stars, the man credited with getting a postpartum Heidi Klum ready for the Victoria's Secret lingerie runway, has cheddar cheese in his refrigerator. (OK, so he eats it so sparingly, a hunk will last him three months.) More surprises: Kirsch, the guy who coined the term "carb face" to describe pasta-induced bloat, has penne in his kitchen...
April 4, 2008
LEXINGTON, Ky., Apr 4, 2008 (UPI via COMTEX) - Researchers said a TV public service announcement may have resulted in 181,224 fewer unprotected intercourse occasions than would have occurred without the PSA. "Mass media campaigns crafted from sophisticated design principles can be effective in changing health behaviors, at least in the short-term and ... a re-occurring campaign presence may be necessary...
April 4, 2008
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Apr 3, 2008 (UPI via COMTEX) - Danish health experts are questioning a claim that oatmeal is a carcinogen. A book by government health adviser Ane Bodil Sogaard says oatmeal contains acrylamide, which has been shown to cause cancer in laboratory rats, the Copenhagen Post said Thursday. Christian Molgaard of the Danish Fitness and Nutrition Council said Sogaard's claim overstates...
April 4, 2008
Cox News Service ATLANTA - Fashion magazines often show side-by-side comparisons of high-priced couture designs next to less expensive versions of the same style. If your budget can't handle splurging on $500 black patent-leather designer pumps, then it's good to know a similar look can be had for far less. It's a matter of priorities. The same goes when balancing your calorie budget at mealtime. Have...
April 4, 2008
ST. LOUIS (AP) - We like to think there isn't anything we wouldn't do for a friend, but Michael A. Moore has the proof: On Thursday, he donated his kidney to his best friend, and to do so he lost 50 pounds in five months while chronicling his experience in video clips on YouTube. Stephen Gottschalk, 50, of Hillsboro, Mo., says it's clear his friend Moore, 51, is saving his life. Moore, in return, says...
April 3, 2008
ATLANTA, Apr 3, 2008 (UPI via COMTEX) - A government report said poisoning is the second-leading cause of injury death in the United States after motor vehicle accidents. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said 32,691 people died of poisoning deaths in 2005, up 2 percent from the previous year. Motor vehicle traffic deaths accounted for 43,667 deaths that year. Poisoning deaths were...
April 3, 2008
NEW YORK, Apr 2, 2008 (UPI via COMTEX) - Health officials said New York City's decision to charge a fee to drive in parts of Manhattan could mean less asthma, heart disease and higher IQs. The traffic congestion pricing plan, approved Monday, will charge most drivers $8 to enter a zone below 60th Street, The New York Times said. Transportation officials said the plan will cut vehicle emissions by up...
April 3, 2008
Drinking enough to quench your thirst is sufficient for the body's needs, and there is no evidence to support the common advice to drink eight glasses of water a day, a study said Thursday. "Just drink when you are thirsty," was the advice from a study published in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. Doctors from the University of Pennsylvania said "there is simply a lack of evidence...
April 3, 2008
Apr. 3 - I have heard a lot about colon cleansing. Is this something that everyone should do and does this prevent cancer? The colon is a part of the intestinal tract. The intestinal tract starts with the mouth leading to the stomach, small intestine, large intestine (colon) and rectum. Colon cleansing is a concept of "alternative medicine" related to body cleansing and detoxification. The idea is...
April 3, 2008
New York (dpa) - Taking stock of the global anti-AIDS campaign since 2005, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said Thursday that the number of countries providing treatment for HIV-positive children and pregnant women has doubled in one year. By the end of 2006, 21 countries offered treatment, up from 11 countries the previous year, a combined report from UNICEF, the World Health Organization and the...
April 3, 2008
Even people without CPR training can save the life of an adult whose heart stops, and the American Heart Association has issued an advisory urging everyone, trained or not, to act immediately in such an emergency. The procedure is simple: If you see an adult collapse after having a heart attack, immediately call for help and then push hard and fast in the middle of the chest continuously, until emergency...
April 2, 2008
Cox News Service WASHINGTON - Unless Congress averts a scheduled 10 percent cut to Medicare physician reimbursements, seniors will find it harder to get proper health care, doctors said at a rally Wednesday. About 100 physicians and their supporters made a "house call" to the Capitol in support of a bill by Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., that would increase doctors' pay for 18 months rather than cut...
April 2, 2008
If you want to lose weight - and lose it for good - follow the 10% rule. Try to lower your body weight by that percentage and then stop losing for a while. Fight instead to keep off just that amount. So if you weigh 180 pounds, aim to lose 18 pounds in the next three to six months. If you weigh 220, your goal might be to drop 22 pounds. Stay at that level for at least six months to give your body a...
April 2, 2008
Poisoning continues to be the second-leading cause of injury deaths in the USA, outstripping deaths caused by firearms for the second year in a row, a federal report says. For 40 years, deaths caused by car crashes and firearms have topped the list of injury deaths in the USA. Poisoning edged into the No. 2 position in 2004, and the report shows the trend continues for 2005, the latest year for which...
April 2, 2008
NEW HAVEN, Conn., Apr 2, 2008 (UPI via COMTEX) - U.S. scientists say they have determined why synthetic estrogens, such as found in some plastics, can hurt a developing fetus. Yale School of Medicine researchers said previous studies showed exposure to the synthetic estrogen diethylstilbestrol, or DES, alters the expression of HOXA10 - a gene necessary for uterine development - and increases the risk...
April 2, 2008
SAN FRANCISCO, Apr 2, 2008 (UPI via COMTEX) - A European study suggests that patients who take the popular AIDS drug abacavir nearly doubled their risk of heart attack. The findings, published in the journal Lancet, have prompted a U.S. Food and Drug Administration review of the anti-viral medication, the San Francisco Chronicle said Wednesday. The University of Copenhagen study of more than 33,000...
April 2, 2008
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Apr 2, 2008 (UPI via COMTEX) - Surviving leukemia may not end health struggles because 65 percent of survivors suffer lifelong conditions U.S. researchers find. University of Michigan researchers say survivors were 3.7 times more likely to have a severe or life-threatening medical condition and 2.8 times more likely to suffer from multiple chronic - most often musculoskeletal, cardiac...
April 2, 2008
TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Bacteria from the waste of more than 140 million chickens raised each year in the Illinois River watershed has polluted the land and poses a serious health threat, Oklahoma's attorney general told a federal judge. "Have we indeed poisoned the river?" Drew Edmondson asked U.S. District Judge Gregory Frizzell. "The EPA says yes." The closing remarks Wednesday followed eight days of...
April 2, 2008
Apr. 2 - You can almost hear the mini Oreos calling to you from their 100-calorie pack. Go ahead, eat me... Of course, if you don't like Oreos, then how about the 60-calorie peach-flavored Light & Fit 0% Plus yogurt, the Healthy Choice turkey dinner, the mini rice cakes drizzled in chocolate or the Campbell's soup with natural sea salt? All promise to help you manage you weight in a low-calorie, tasty...
April 1, 2008
Apr. 2 - NEW HAVEN - AIDS Project New Haven has launched a group called Wise Women Win to deal with the growing numbers of post-menopausal women contracting AIDS through unprotected sex. AIDS Project recently trained six women over 50 to be mentors and educators to women their own age, and each will head a group, said program coordinator Nick Boshnack. These women are now recruiting group members to...
April 1, 2008
Apr. 2 - Kim Hottenstein, a registered dietitian with the La Crosse County Health Department, has five easy ways to boost your nutrition. Hottenstein presented the five ways at a Healthy Living for Lifetime program last week. She said the following five ways will boost your health, and they are really the right recommendations based on recent research and realistic routes for people: 1. Eat more colors...
April 1, 2008
Even people without CPR training can save the life of an adult whose heart stops, and the American Heart Association has issued an advisory urging everyone, trained or not, to act immediately in such an emergency.The procedure is simple: If you see an adult collapse after having a heart attack, immediately call emergency services and then push hard and fast in the middle of the chest continuously,...
April 1, 2008
TUCSON, Apr 2, 2008 (UPI via COMTEX) - Arizona health officials are concerned a measles outbreak in the Tucson area could spread across the state. There have been nine reported cases of measles in the Tucson area, the Pima County Health Department said Monday in a news release. "Measles is extremely contagious, so the best way to prevent the disease is to get vaccinated," chief medical officer Dr....
April 1, 2008
Stuttgart (dpa) - Two German states stepped up a warning Wednesday against an Italian brand of white cheese, saying it was contaminated with dangerous bacteria which could kill babies and old people. Shoppers who found ricotta salata made by two Cremona dairies in their refrigerators should destroy it, the states of Baden- Wuerttemberg and Rheinland-Pfalz said. Stocks have already been removed from...
April 1, 2008
WASHINGTON - Soldiers in hard-to-reach outposts in Iraq and Afghanistan lack timely access to mental health care, according to Pentagon officials and a recent survey. The problem comes as the Army is struggling to hire enough professionals to counsel its troops. About one-third of soldiers in these areas say they can't see a counselor when they need to, according to results of a survey conducted last...
April 1, 2008
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